Summer solstice 2025, happening on June 20, marks the first day of summer and the longest day of the year. For ...

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became ...

For more than 150 years, June 19 has been a day to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States. Communities across the ...

Juneteenth, the holiday marking the official end of slavery is celebrated annually on June 19, but became recognized as a federal holiday a few years back.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two ...